Abstract:
A receiving apparatus adjusts a path search window width in path search processing according to the saved timing information, after saving timing information detected at the time of cell search processing. A Radio Frequency (RF) unit receives signals which are sent from a base station and transmitted via a plurality of paths (multi-path). A cell search unit detects scrambling codes specific to the base station in received signals and generates timing information corresponding to the multi-path signals when the same scrambling code is detected in a plurality of timings. A path timing memory unit saves each of the timing information for each of the multi-path signals. A path search unit controls a search window width and search start timing in reference to the timing information of the same scrambling code to perform a path search.
Abstract:
A wireless communication apparatus receives an external signal, and includes (i) a received signal level determination section for detecting a power level of the received signal and (ii) a correlation detection/determination section for detecting a correlation associated with the received signal. Moreover, the wireless communication apparatus switches between reception standby states as required, the reception standby states, including: (a) a normal operation mode in which a shift to a reception state is determined in accordance with whether or not the correlation is detected by the correlation detection/determination section; and (b) a low power consumption mode in which the shift to the reception state is determined in accordance with whether or not a received signal power level is detected by the received signal level determination section. With this, power consumption can be reduced, but a range of reception power of a signal that can be received is not narrowed. That is, the power consumption of the communication apparatus can be reduced, and the communication apparatus is allowed to receive a signal whose reception power falls within a wide range.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for detecting traffic channel signal transmission in a rake receiver may advantageously ensure stable and accurate detection performance in performing continuous/discontinuous transmission detection of traffic channels with a rake receiver in a mobile communication system based upon CDMA 2000 standards by making sufficiently spaced distribution in traffic channel signal-to-noise ratios estimated in continuous/discontinuous transmission. The method includes compensating traffic channel signals according to fingers, respectively, by using estimated pilot channel signals; combining the compensated finger-based traffic channel signals and estimating signal-to-noise ratios for traffic channels; and comparing the estimated signal-to-noise ratios with a preset threshold value, respectively, to detect continuous or discontinuous transmission of the traffic channels based upon comparison results.
Abstract:
A receiver for the CDMA system which reduces power consumption during a suspension period of intermittent receiving operation by monitoring a suspension period by a low-power timer so that a VC-TCXO, reference signal group generation and receiving units are turned off and a modem unit is set to a sleep state. Upon resumption of receiving operation, a high-accuracy timer is started to count a time period and part of a received signal is stored. A PN code phase of stored data is calculated during the time period to obtain an indication value for phase deviation. State vectors for short and long codes and a further reception time are calculated based on the indication value. When the high-accuracy timer counts the time period and produces 0V(d), demodulation operation by a rake demodulation, demultiplexing, and descrambler units is started and is continued during the reception time.
Abstract:
A signal reception method including method and apparatus for receiving a signal, down converting the received signal through multi-tone down conversion to form an intermediate signal, and decoding the intermediate signal to extract data. In an embodiment, the received signal may include multiple transmission bands of a multi-code (MC)-CDMA signal, each of which occupies a different spectrum. Each of the transmission bands also includes an information channel signal. When the received MC-CDMA signal is down converted through multi-tone down conversion, the intermediate signal is formed. The intermediate signal includes a common spectrum that includes an information channel from a plurality of transmission bands. When the intermediate signal is decoded, data from a plurality of information channel bands is extracted. The method and apparatus may be implemented in a multi-mode MC-CDMA/CDMA receiver.
Abstract:
A method including searching for a communication channel by activating a receiver having a radio frequency (RF) module and a baseband module for storing a portion of received signals within a first time period, de-activating the RF module of the receiver, and background processing the portion of the received signals with a variable clock rate within a second time period.
Abstract:
A rake reception apparatus for determining whether a paging channel is received in a mobile terminal using a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode. A searcher searches for a multi-path signal using a received signal output from a Radio Frequency (RF) part, and calculates an energy value for each hypothesis. A demodulator demodulates a Paging Indicator (PI) for a hypothesis for which an energy value calculated by the searcher exceeds a valid path threshold. A controller determines whether a paging channel is received, according to the demodulated signal output from the demodulator, and performs finger allocation using a multi-path search of the searcher if it is determined that the paging channel is transmitted.
Abstract:
Techniques for cell reacquisition and reselection that increases time spent in low-power mode while effectively monitoring neighbor cells are disclosed. In one aspect, one or more windows around the expected location of the serving cell are searched in the period of time prior to the page indicator. In another aspect, intra-frequency neighbor cells are searched first to determine reselection candidates. Various other aspects are also presented. These aspects have the benefit of increasing time spent in low-power mode, thereby reducing power consumption and increasing standby time.
Abstract:
A receiving equipment adjusts a path search window width in path search processing according to the saved timing information, after saving a timing information detected at the time of cell search processing. A Radio Frequency (RF) unit receives signals which are sent from a base station and transmitted via a plurality of paths (multi-pass). A cell search unit detects scrambling codes peculiar to the base station in received signals and generates timing information corresponding to multi-pass when the same scrambling code is detected in a plurality of timings. A path timing memory unit saves each of the timing information on each of the multi-pass. A path search unit controls search window width and search start timing in reference to the timing information of the same scrambling code to perform path search.
Abstract:
A method of activating a radiotelephone operable in a spread-spectrum multiple access radiotelephone system. A searcher receiver (114) is activated, and the searcher receiver (114) acquires a PN sequence timing of a pilot signal. At least one demodulation branch (122) is activated after activation of the searcher receiver (114), and the demodulation branch synchronizes to the PN sequence timing of the selected pilot signal after the searcher receiver (114) has acquired the PN sequence timing.